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FILIPINO workers in Riyadh are invited to a special registration for overseas absentee voters (OAV) at the Islamic Center, Second Industrial Center there Friday, February 17, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., said Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Aradia Bahnarim Guinomla.

In a Department of Foreign Affairs statement, Guinomla said the registration, in coordination with the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), and the Kalipunang Kaakabay ng Manggagawang Pilipino sa Saudi Arabia (KAKAMPI-KSA) Industrial Area, Riyadh, will allow them to vote in the 2007 elections.

POLO and OWWA, headed by Labor Attaché Manuel Roldan and Welfare Officer Armando Roa respectively, along with representatives from the Social Security System and Pag-Ibig, will also render their services to OFWs during the day.
Guinomla said that aside from applications for registration and certification, applications for correction of wrong entries

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in the voter’s ID and change of data would also be accepted.

At the same time, registered voters in 2003 who were issued voter’s IDs without photos, thumbprints, or signatures may also proceed to the registration area to have their biometrics recaptured, Guinomla said.

He said applications for transfer of registration record from one country to another would also be accepted.

Regular registration days at the embassy are from Saturdays to Wednesdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN RIYADH, KSA TO CONDUCT OAV REGISTRATION ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17(Department of Foreign Affairs-Manila)

15 February 2006— Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Bahnarim A. Guinomla reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Embassy will conduct a registration for overseas absentee voting (OAV) on Friday, 17 February 2006, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Islamic Center, Second Industrial City in Riyadh.

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THE OVERSEAS Absentee Voting (OAV) Law or Republic Act 9189 is two years old this Monday but so far Filipino workers abroad have been lukewarm in their efforts to register for the 2007 elections, according to the OAV secretariat of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

As of today, there are a total of 18,071 overseas Filipino workers out of the one million expected to enlist within the registration period that started October 2005 and will end on August 31 this year, Marichu Mauro of the OAV secretariat said.
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At the same time, the Center for Migrants Advocacy is urging all Filipinos overseas to register for the 2007 polls.

In an interview, CMA executive director Ellene Sana announced that a field registration would be scheduled in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday, February 17. She invited OFWs to register.

“It took Congress more than 16 years to pass the law and allow OFWs to participate in the national elections in the Philippines. Let us not waste this opportunity to be involved in nation-building,” said Sana.

Mauro confirmed the scheduled registration in Riyadh.

In an e-mail, Manuel Amora of the Kalipunang Kaakbay ng Manggagawang Pilipino (KAKAMPI-KSA) Industrial Area-Riyadh said that aside from the scheduled OAV registration on Friday, other programs set that day would be: an outreach program to inform OFWs about their rights and welfare, Saudi laws, traditions, and culture, and SSS (Social Security System) and PAG-IBIG benefits.

Membership to Overseas Workers Welfare Administration may also be renewed that day, Amora said.

For the OAV registration, Amora called on his fellow OFWs to bring a photocopy of the first page of their passport and any valid identification such as driver’s license, OWWA ID, SSS or company ID.

Amora said that from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., the OFW activities would be held at the Islamic Center of the 2nd Industrial Area, in Riyadh, at the new basketball court near the market.

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“Població Filipina”

The Ministry of Culture of the Principality of Andorra, Spainhas started issuing postage stamps entitled“Població Filipina”on July 7. This is in recognition of the overseas Filipino workers’ (OFWs) economic contribution to the Principality.

The stamp features three children of Filipino origin who live in Andorra – Veronica, Dylan and Von Mart – wearing barong tagalog, balintawak and salakot.

TO: MY FELLOW OFW”s

To: My Readers

I love to hear or read your comments, concerns and inquiries to each of our blog post and it is my pleasure to give you advice or answer to your queries. However, you are kindly requested to make your queries short, precise and direct to the point so that I can find time to read and reply it at once.

Please be advised that ofwempowerment blog is part of my community service to all our fellow OFWs who need answer to their worries and woes; may it be personal or work related inquiry. Therefore, my services are more about “volunteerism” to serve you without financial recompense. Also, kindly note that important links and ads found in our blog is free of charge and OFWempowerment blog does not collect any monetary compensation for personal gain.

Be noted that the content of my reply regarding your inquiries does not constitute legal advice; specific assistance and guidance should be sought to proper Philippine Mission overseas and or Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) about your employment problem and or other related concerns with regards to your employment abroad.

Please note that I am an Overseas Filipino Worker like you and a visitor in this country (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). Therefore, we are obliged to obey their laws and respect their customs, culture, traditions and religion.

I am not a lawyer nor do I have influence in any Government offices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and or Philippine offices abroad. I am not also a Philippine Government representative from the office of Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO/OWWA) or the Philippine Embassy.

You ask my opinion and my reply are expressed in good faith to the best of my knowledge and based on my own experience as an OFW in the Kingdom for almost 22 Years and as a Community Leader recognized by our Philippine Embassy and Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) / Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).

I take absolutely no responsibility for the consequences arising out of such opinion or views. That is why I am asking you to seek more exact and accurate guidance, information and advice from the Philippine Government authorized representative or offices abroad overseeing the plight of our fellow OFWs.

Maraming salamat po sa inyong pang-unawa.

At your service.

BongA

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“Only a life lived for others is a life worth while” – Alfred North Whitehead

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

This government loses its soul if we fail to ensure decent treatment for all Filipinos.We default by limiting the contractual wages that should be paid to our workers when their contracts are breached by the foreign employers.While we sit, this court will ensure that our laws will reward our overseas workers with what they deserve: their dignity. Inevitably, their dignity is ours as well. - Supreme Court Decision G.R. No. 170139, August 05, 2014

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Outstanding OFW and Balikbayan Reputation Award (OBRA)

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O B R A is organized and produced by Ex-link events as an annual advocacy event for OFWs and Balikbayan. “OBRA aims to show to the OFWs and Balikbayans that they can live the right way and be successful. Most importantly, that there are people like them that has successfully accomplished the feat” – Mitch Ballesteros, CEO of Exlinkevents

Call Tel-PPT at 02-559-1111 to learn the process and requirements or click image above for more information.

To all aspiring OFWs out there, don’t use fraudulent documents to land jobs abroad, always think of the consequences that would befall upon you once you get caught. Be treated with dignity, our country’s pride is at stake. – Bong Amora

MINISTRY OF LABOR CALL CENTER # 920001173

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh informs the public that the Saudi Ministry of Labor call center number is 92-000-1173.

The number provides information in Arabic and English for the following, which can be accessed by pressing first 2 for English and then the number for the service as indicated below:

Information on domestic labor (HSW) regulations. The number of the call center was provided to the Philippine Embassy and the Philippine delegation that recently concluded the Second Joint Commission Meeting in implementation of the bilateral agreement on domestic workers.

The Embassy urges all Filipinos working in Saudi Arabia to call the number in case of any inquiries on the Saudi labor law, Nitaqat, labor dispute settlement and complaints against employers or recruitment offices.###

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About “Direct Hiring or Name Hire”

Article 18 of the Philippine Labor Code prohibits any foreign employer from directly hiring a Filipino worker for overseas employment in order to curb if not to entirely eradicate the nefarious practice of foreigners exploiting Filipino migrant workers. Exceptions to this general prohibition exist making direct hiring possible, namely,

1) name hires or individuals who were able to acquire foreign employment through their own efforts without the assistance of local employment agencies; and

2) members of diplomatic corps, international organizations and employers who have been previously allowed by the Department of Labor and Employment in the Philippines to conduct direct hiring under the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Rules governing overseas employment.

Any interested foreign employer not falling within the exceptions stated may still hire Filipino workers provided they follow the process outlined by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration.

How do I file an administrative case at the POEA?

AGAINST RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

For violation of recruitment laws, rules and regulations

•overcharging of placement fee
•pre-mature collection of placement fee
•misrepresentation
•withholding of travel documents
•failure to deploy without valid reason
•failure to reimburse documentation expenses when deployment did not take place without the worker's fault
•substitution and alteration of employment contract

Where to get legal assistance:

Legal Assistance Division POEA head office or any POEA Regional Office AGAINST A FELLOW WORKER

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R.A. 10022

Section 1. Paragraph (e) of Section 2 of Republic Act. No. 8042, as amended, otherwise known as the "Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995," is hereby amended to read as follows:

“(e) Free access to the courts and quasi-judicial bodies and adequate legal assistance shall not be denied to any person by reason of poverty. In this regard, it is imperative that an effective mechanism be instituted to ensure that the rights and interest of distressed overseas Filipinos, in general, and Filipino migrant workers, in particular, whether REGULAR/DOCUMENTED or IRREGULAR/UNDOCUMENTED, are adequately protected and safeguarded."

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